Thunderstorms, hail may hit this evening

June 18, 2008
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UNISYS Enhanced Infrared GOES East Satellite (12 hour loop click here)

There is also a 'hot spot' off the east coast of North Carolina.


June 17, 2008
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UNISYS Infrared Satellite of Northeast (12 hour loop click here)

The rotation system over the Great Lakes extends to the Eastern Seaboard.


June 16, 2008
Canton, Massachusetts
Photographer states :: boston costline as the storm comes in

June 16, 2008 12:55 PM
By Globe Staff
A cold front rumbling east may bring violent thunderstorms to metropolitan Boston early this evening, creating the potential for large hail and winds that could reach 25 to 35 miles per hour.
A hazardous weather outlook is in effect for all of Southern New England, with the greatest likelihood for thunderstorms in Western and Central Massachusetts. There is the potential that some intense, scattered storms may produce large hail and down tree limbs after 4 p.m. in Lawrence, Fall River, and Boston. However, the low clouds and fog over the coast may take some of the bite out of the storm, reducing the threat of thunder and lighting to simple rain.
"The rest of the week we are going to have this unsettled, showery kind of pattern," said Charlie Foley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton.
The long-term forecast shows a chance of rain and thunderstorms every day this week.


County weathers outages, flooding (click here)
By Amy Carr, Berkshire Eagle Staff
Article Last Updated: 06/17/2008 08:01:51 AM EDT
Tuesday, June 17A severe thunderstorm barreled across the county yesterday, causing power outages and flooding, and toppling trees.
An estimated 1,000 residents in Lenox lost power for a brief period as the storm caused a small fire on the top of a utility pole on East Street, according to National Grid spokeswoman Amy Atwood. The fire was quickly put out, and power was restored in under five minutes.
Outages were reported throughout the county by Western Massachusetts Electric Co. As of press time, according to the WMECO Web site, the following number of customers were without power: Becket, 1; Dalton, 48; Hinsdale, 3; Lanesborough, 45; Lee, 3; Otis, 30; Pittsfield, 53; and Windsor, 1.
According to the National Weather Service in Albany, the thunderstorm brought periods of large hail, high wind gusts and rain totaling 1 to 2 inches.
More than 2,500 customers were without electricity after severe thunderstorms rolled through eastern New York, knocking down trees and power lines and pelting some areas with popcorn-size hail. Hail fell in the Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse areas as well as the Hudson Valley.
Pittsfield Police reported downed wires and trees resulting from the storm. Wires fell at 356 Wahconah St., but the scene was quickly cleared by police. The wind toppled trees at the intersection of Peck's Road and Dan Casey Memorial Drive, on Cheshire Road and at Oak Hills Apartments on Crane Avenue....

Does anyone recognize this facility? One might notice the river nearby. (Note facility at end of entry.)

What would happen if Katrina arrived over Iowa?

June 15, 2008
Alexandria, Missouri
Photographer states :: From the bridge at the IA/MO state line it does not look like much is left.

This picture below was very interesting to me.
This cloud formation is not unusual to me.
It is obviously a 'rotation system.'
However, it is remarkably similar to that of a hurricane.
Those periphery clouds are similar to those that have arrived previous to any hurricane over Wrightsville Beach, NC. The clouds are frequently larger and longer, but, very similar in formation.
Considering the high winds and the high rain events, the 'lack' of Atlantic storms there might be a climate change. What literally might be occurring are 'land based hurricanes.' High temperature along with high moisture content where Arctic and Equatorial air meet could conceivably spawn the dynamics on a 'mini-scale' of what is normally found over warm Atlantic Ocean waters.
After all, hurricanes occur over surface waters, not deep ocean currents. Where those dynamics can be mimicked over land, why shouldn't there be the manifestation of similar content?


June 15, 2008
Anderson, Indiana
Photographer states :: This was a wind event that knocked out our power for about 3 hours.


Floods in Iowa (click here). Previous to the flooding, the land was somewhat parched. Within the last year, Iowa was impacted by drought (click here). However, with the floods, the lack of drought means little as the 'agricultural' planting season is ending. Some of the most productive agricultural land in the USA is in Iowa, Indiana and Illinois.


June 17, 2008
2230z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of North and West Hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop)


June 17, 2008
2230z
Water Vapor Satellite of USA and Southern Canada (click here)


Floods in Indiana, Illinois (click here) - the change from May 28, 2008 and June 10, 2008 in satellite images from NASA.

One might ask, "What happened to all the tornadoes?"

Well, the rains were an equivalent to 'cooling.' The weather pattern has 'calmed down' a bit because Mid-Continent is currently cooler than before. Once the surface waters 'run off' and 'burn off;' the storms and tornadoes could begin again.

The 'interim' coolness provides a wider 'band' of area between Arctic cold air and Equatorial hot air. There is however a forming vortex forming at the USA - Canada border near the Great Lakes which illustrates still a disparity in 'stable' tropospheric conditions.


Above is the map illustrating all the guages of the USA.
143 Locations in Flood (click here)
Of concern is the current record at Morgan City, Louisiana which is currently recording 4.88 feet above flood stage (click here).


The Cresting Waters of the Mississippi River System (click here)

NRC Monitoring Unusual Event at Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant (click here)
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III office in Lisle, Illinois, has activated its Incident Response Center to monitor an Unusual Event declared at the Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant triggered by the loss of three major sources of telecommunications at the station due to rising floodwaters. The plant, operated by FPL Energy, is located in Palo, Iowa.
The plant is in a stable condition at 100 percent power. There have been no unplanned radioactive releases. State and local officials have been informed.
The commercial telephone lines, the federal telephone system and the microwave communication system were lost due to flooding in the area of the plant. Communications with the NRC and other local, state and federal agencies are currently maintained though the use of satellite phones and cellular phones....


Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Facility (click here).
From every indication I can see, this is a matter of a minor chance of flooding disaffecting the facility. It is a 'zero' elevation above the river. There is no flood protections for the facility.

When the Federal Government states 'There is no such thing as Global Warming and Carbon Dixoide could never be a toxic gas,' this is the type of LACK OF PREPAREDNESS the nation faces due to lack of funding and realistic research to PROVIDE the USA with a workable HOMELAND SECURITY for it's NATIONAL DEFENSE !

Recognizing National Emergencies BEFORE they happen is key to a strong National Defense. Hello? Disregarding science is NOT an option so much as a 'theology.'


Flooding around the state (click title to entry - thank you)

...PALO: A small army of volunteers filled sandbags here Tuesday as they braced for record flooding on the Cedar River that threatens to engulf about four-fifths of this Linn County town of 900. Levels are expected to exceed 1993 flooding.

Jo Ellen Marconi, a single mother of twins, feverishly worked until 5 a.m. Tuesday trying to move her computer and other property from the lower level of her three-level home.

"Everybody here is concerned. They say it is the worst in 50 years. I don't know what to expect," Marconi said.

The Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power plant, is located in Palo, about nine miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. Linn County Sheriff Donald Zeller said the nuclear plant is not in danger of being flooded and the plant has made preparations to ensure there will be sufficient workers to safely operate the facility....